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New Joke Night ft. Mike Falzone, JF Harris, Larry Wilmore, Leslie Liao, Alec Flynn, Rachel Bonnetta, Owen Smith
Mon, 31 Aug, 7:30 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Age Limit
21+

Comedy
Mike Falzone
Mike Falzone
Comedy
Mike Falzone has gone from being one of the first creators to establish himself on YouTube in 2006 to performing regularly on some of the most prestigious comedy stages all over the United States and Canada.
Mike is the creator and executive producer of Surrounded, a crowdwork show in the round. The show started at the Hollywood Improv and has since been showcased at JFL in Montreal, Moontower, Netflix is a Joke Festival and licensed to Meta for a VR experience on Horizon Worlds.
Mike’s been seen and heard in Final Space on Adult Swim, Coming to the Stage on Hulu, and was a former host of Discovery’s Sourcefed on YouTube. Mike (as wrestlin’ Fred) even had his own show with Seven Bucks Production (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) on YouTube.
Mike currently hosts two popular podcasts: Dynamic Banter & Welcome to Our Podcast with his wife Zoja as well as a monthly version of Surrounded in the Lab at the Hollywood Improv.

Stand-up
J.F. Harris
J.F. Harris
Stand-up
Known as one of hardest working comics in the business, J.F. Harris first came up in the downtown New York City comedy scene in the late 2000's. Developing a rapid fire, shockingly funny and personal storytelling style, that quickly made him a staple in both the most established N.Y. comedy clubs and the hippest Brooklyn alt shows. J.F.'s jokes pull from his life touching on topics like dealing with dyslexia, sobriety and the adventures of growing up in blue-collar Staten Island. Looking like he could play in your favorite indie rock band it's no shock to see him on festival line ups like SXSW. J.F.'s success in New York soon led to grindy gigs on the road where over the years he developed into a true headliner and was scooped up to open in arenas and theaters for acts like the Impractical Jokes and Joel McHale. He himself has taken his act around the globe to places as far as Hong Kong and Mumbai, India.
J.F. is also one of the go to guy behind the scenes in comedy for over a decade working with stars like Will Smith, on hit shows like Netflix's Magic For Humans and ghost writing for countless others. J.F. was first tapped to be in front of the camera by Bill Burr, who hand picking J.F. for his Comedy Central show The Ringers, where as Bill put it was a showcase of "The best of the new best in comedy." Shortly after J.F. made his breakout late night stand up debut on The Late Late Show, racking up the applause breaks and received an open invite to return from host James Corden. His long anticipated first stand up comedy hour special People Make Mistakes is set to debut in late this year.
When not touring J.F. splits his time between his adopted home of Los Angeles and the childhood one he can't shake New York.

Stand-up
Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore
Stand-up
Emmy Award winner Larry Wilmore has been a television producer, actor, comedian, and writer for more than 25 years. He can currently be heard as host of Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air on The Ringer Podcast Network. The show, which premiered in 2017, features Wilmore’s unique mix of humor and wit as he weighs in on the issues of the week and interviews guests in the worlds of politics, entertainment, culture, sports, and beyond. Larry is currently in development on the dramedy series inspired by the life of Ludacris for BET+ in which he serves as executive producer. He also serves as executive producer alongside Kerry Washington, in the Hulu legal drama Reasonable Doubt for Hulu’s Onyx Collective, which was recently renewed for a second season. From September-December 2020, Larry hosted and executive produced a limited weekly special talk series WILMORE for NBC’s streaming service Peacock focusing not only on the 2020 Presidential Election, but on the topics that America is talking about. He also appeared in and executive produced Netflix’s Amend: The Fight for America and starred in Paramount+ film Jerry and Margo Go Large, alongside Bryan Cranston and Annette Benning. He has an overall deal with Universal.
Wilmore is perhaps best known for his role as host of Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, which debuted in January 2015 and ran for nearly two years. Wilmore received praise from critics for carving out a “uniquely powerful space” and providing “complex, destabilizing commentary on racial issues that were otherwise lacking in late-night” (Slate, 8/16). The Daily Beast added that Wilmore’s show was “exhilarating” and a “necessary voice in late-night” (8/16).
Off-screen, Wilmore serves as co-creator and consulting producer on HBO’s Insecure, a half-hour comedy series starring Issa Rae that details the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman. Wilmore also helped to launch ABC’s black-ish as an executive producer and is a co-creator of the spin-off Grownish.
Previously, Wilmore made memorable appearances as the “Senior Black Correspondent” on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and hosted his own Showtime “town hall”-style comedy specials, Larry Wilmore’s Race, Religion & Sex. He has written for In Living Color, The PJ’s (which he co-created), The Office (on which he has appeared as Mr. Brown, the diversity consultant), and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He also served as creator, writer, and executive producer of The Bernie Mac Show, which earned him a 2002 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series” and a 2001 Peabody Award.
In April 2016, Wilmore hosted the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, DC. Wilmore released his first book, I'd Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts, in January 2009.
He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Stand-up
Leslie Liao
Leslie Liao
Stand-up
Leslie Liao is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Audiences around the world have been drawn to her relatable, introspective, and matter-of-fact style of humor which is often anchored around her experiences as a single Chinese-American woman living in Los Angeles. Leslie was recently selected to be a New Face of Comedy at Montreal's prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival 2023, and her debut set on Don't Tell Comedy platforms, “Fixing Straight Men,” debuted boldly on YouTube with clips from her set going viral on Instagram and TikTok. Leslie has toured with some of the biggest names in comedy, including Fortune Feimster, and can often be seen in Los Angeles gracing the stages of The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, Flappers, and many more.

Comedy
Alec Flynn
Alec Flynn
Comedy
New to Los Angeles, Alec Flynn is an east coast transplant by way of Denver, Colorado. His Don't Tell Comedy appearance has amassed over 1M views after reaching 100k in its first 24 hours.
This all around good guy has performed at the High Plains Comedy Festival, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, and will be in the New York Comedy Festival this November.

Comedy
Rachel Bonnetta
Rachel Bonnetta
Comedy
RACHEL is a true multi-hyphenate actor, host, and comedian. She was most recently the lead sports gambling talent for NFL Network. She also hosted, contributed, and developed content ideas on a variety of platforms across the NFL Media group, including a prominent role on NFL Network's NFL GameDay Morning, host of NFL GameDay View and a presence at signature events such as Super Bowl, NFL Honors and Red Carpet.
RACHEL was also the creator, EP and co-host of Crooked Media's hit podcast "HALL OF SHAME" which transported their audience through some of the biggest scandals in sports. With humor and a healthy dose of perspective, "HALL OF SHAME" gets to the bottom of what exactly went down, why these stories matter, and how they’re still relevant today.

Comedy
Owen Smith
Owen Smith
Comedy
OWEN SMITH has performed Stand-up on Conan and Colbert. He’s a regular at the Comedy Store Hollywood and Comedy Cellar in New York. According to Joe Rogan he is amongst the top comics in the world and “should be more famous than he is.” Owen returns to Just For Laughs for the first time since he debuted as a New Face in 2002.
OWEN created an underground buzz in the comedy world when he shot his hour special “Good Luck Everybody” entirely on ten iPhones then retuned them the next day and got all his money back.
A storyteller at heart his personal brand of comedy is comprised of unique angles on fatherhood, marriage, race and his obsession with NPR programming.
Owen is also a sought after writer. His writing credits include: ABC’s Black•ish, Survivor’s Remorse (Starz), The Arsenio Hall Show, The ESPY’s (on ESPN with Drake and ABC with Joel McHale), The Guy’s Choice Awards, Whitney(NBC), Deon Cole’s Black Box (TBS), Are We There Yet (TBS), and Everybody Hates Chris.