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The 88 Show 8th Anniversary w/ Avery Pearson ft. Brett Goldstein, Lisa Ann Walter, Craig Robinson, Josh Wolf, Ali Macofsky, Gary Cannon & more!
Wed, 18 Sep, 7:30 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Age Limit
21+

Comedy
Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein
Comedy
Brett Goldstein is a British actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, Goldstein received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the first two seasons. He is also the co-creator of the comedy series Shrinking (2023).

Stand-up
Craig Robinson
Craig Robinson
Stand-up
Beginning as a stand-up comedian, Robinson first made his mark in the comedy circuit at the 1998 Montreal “Just For Laughs” Festival. Now headlining venues and festivals across the country, he does both solo acts as well as full-band sets with his band “The Nasty Delicious.” Before deciding to pursue his comedy career full time, Robinson was a K-8 teacher in the Chicago Public School System. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and his Masters of Education from St. Xavier University. It was while Craig was studying education in Chicago that he also discovered his love of acting and comedy when he joined the famed Second City Theatre. Craig is best known for his portrayal of Daryl Philban in NBC’s “The Office” but has also starred in such movies as KNOCKED UP, THIS IS THE END, HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2, MORRIS FROM AMERICA, TRAGEDY GIRLS, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME! with Eddie Murphy, TIMMY FAILURE, and MONA LISA AND THE BOOD MOON with Kate Hudson. Craig also starred in his very own sitcom, MR. ROBINSON on NBC, as well as GHOSTED on FOX.

Stand-up
Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Walter
Stand-up
Now starring as Melissa Schemmenti in ABC’s #1 show, the Emmy-nominated "Abbott Elementary", Actress, Creator/Producer/Writer Lisa Ann Walter’s career spans television, film and the stage. She is known for stand-out roles in feature films such as "The Parent Trap", "Bruce Almighty", "Shall We Dance", "War of the Worlds" and "Killers".
Walter is also the co-creator and star of several network sitcoms and unscripted series. Lisa Ann is the proud Creator, Executive Producer and Judge on the highest rated first year NBC/UNI cable series, DANCE YOUR ASS OFF, with over a dozen foreign formats She co- created, produced and directed the original series GONZO GIRLS. and has both scripted and unscripted series currently in development. She has enjoyed guesting on numerous hit shows; THE ODD COUPLE, THE EXES, NIP/TUCK, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, GREY’S ANATOMY, 9-1-1, GLOW
Lisa Ann spent 10 years headlining clubs all over the country. Her first televised comedy set was as a featured professional standup act on “It’s Showtime at the Apollo” where she turned a skeptical crowd into a cheering one and led to scores of Television spots and she was recently featured on “Gotham Comedy Live”. Walter has hosted dozens of A-List events including “Talk of the Town”, “The Icon Awards” honoring Sidney Poitier, “The Hollywood Bag Ladies luncheon for Lupus” & more.
Her comedic memoire/essays on self-loathing, THE BEST THING ABOUT MY ASS IS THAT IT’S BEHIND ME, was a life-changing book published by Harper One and was #13 on the NY Times & Amazon Bestseller Lists.
But Walter is most proud of being a working mom of 4 with "One foot on the Red Carpet...The other at Costco" – and that her stomach is still reasonably flat after being the clown car they all came out of.

Comedy
Josh Wolf
Josh Wolf
Comedy
Josh Wolf is a comedian, actor and NY Times Bestselling author best known for his work as a round table guest and writer on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” and “After Lately.” Throughout 2013-2014, Wolf hosted “Shark After Dark” which aired during the ultra-popular “Shark Week” on The Discovery Channel. This led to Josh being cast as the host for Discovery’s late night series “Naked and Afraid.” In 2015, Wolf hosted CMT’s first original late night comedy series, “The Josh Wolf Show.” Most recently, in his time off from touring, Josh has been doing a weekly podcast with Freddie Prinz Jr. In addition to that, Josh has experienced exponential growth on his YouTube page due largely in part to his 2019 stand up special, “Father of The Year”, bringing his subscriber count to 1 million and counting. Josh currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and kids.

Music
Avery Pearson
Avery Pearson
Music
Avery Pearson is a comedian, actor, and musician whose original comedy music has been featured on SNL, Broadway, and Netflix. He wrote and performed opening numbers on ‘The ESPYs’ and ‘NFL Honors’ as well as the Emmy-winning ‘Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson’. Avery served as the music director and wrote all the songs for ‘Historical Roasts with Jeff Ross’ and ‘Back That Year Up’ (Peacock). His appearances include ‘Iliza’s Locals’ (Hulu), ‘The Hall’ (Netflix), ‘Bill Burr’s Friends Who Kill’ (Netflix), ‘Masters of Sex’ (Showtime), WYFD? (Apple TV), and 'Suits' (USA). Avery co-wrote and co-directed the music video 'Christmas Magic' featuring 60 all-star comics (Howie Mandel, Adam Devine, Richard Lewis) to benefit the charity Comedy Gives Back.
A staple of the comedy scene, Avery tours his signature comedy music show ‘Comedian Rhapsody’ and produces two hit live shows in Los Angeles: Comedy Crush (The Hollywood Improv) and Keys to the Store (The Comedy Store). He's also been featured at JFL, Moontower and New York Comedy Festival. His special GIVE IT UP, AVERY PEARSON was released by Veeps & Pinch Records and his solo comedy music album drops in the Fall of 2025.

Comedy
Ali Macofsky
Ali Macofsky
Comedy
Ali Macofsky is a stand up comedian, actress, and writer who began her comedy career at the age of 7 when she would join Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM every weekday morning and prank call listeners as her character “Lil Ally” and has continued to pursue comedy ever since. Shortly after high school, Ali quickly established herself in the Los Angeles comedy scene where she became the first regular to perform on over 100 episodes of the Comedy Store’s weekly Kill Tony podcast. This provided further opportunities leading Ali to headline venues across the country, as well as open for huge names in the comedy world like Russell Peters and Joe Rogan. Most recently, Ali was named a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival in Montreal. She also just completed a tour opening for rock musician, St. Vincent. Ali’s stand up has been featured on Just For Laughs digital receiving over 3 million views and her stand up has been seen on TikTok over 10 million times. She has a popular series on her Instagram (@notalimac) where she talks to strangers online and she hosts a weekly podcast called Resting Bitch. Ali’s voice on and off stage has captured a wide range of fans who gravitate toward her honest, relatable sense of humor and unique perspective on life.

Music
THE GREY STREAKS
THE GREY STREAKS
Music
THE GREY STREAKS are the House Band for The 88 Show. They are Jordan Baum (Guitar), Dan Lacey (Bass), Nick Liberatore (Drums), Joel Rutkowski (Guitar); composed of members from Elemenopy, The Goddamn Comedy Jam, and The 87s. Past Credits include: NFL HONORS (LIVE on ABC), THE GODDAMN COMEDY JAM (Comedy Central), BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL (NETFLIX), CHRISTMAS MAGIC (Comedy Gives Back / UMPG), with music produced for CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE, THE OLYMPICS, Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, and Bone Thugs 'N Harmony. They are regulars on the comedy festival circuit (JFL, Moontower, NYCF, Bonnaroo + more). Catch them live on tour with JELLY ROLL this Fall.

Music
Stevvi Alexander
Stevvi Alexander
Music
Stevvi Alexander originally hails from Los Angeles but has toured the world extensively with artists including Diana Ross, Britney Spears, Sheryl Crow, Justin Timberlake, Cirque du Soleil - The Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour, Fleetwood Mac and Barbra Streisand. She is presently having a blast as the featured singer on the Game of Thrones Live tour featuring the incredible music of composer Ramin Djawadi. Most recently she can be heard singing throughout the score for the Disney film "A Wrinkle In Time" and was a part of the ensemble for the newest Steven Spielberg film "Ready Player One" She has recorded with artists including Incubus, Macy Gray and Colbie Caillat and can be heard on commercials for Mercedes Benz, VH-1, Lowe’s and Walmart - performing alongside Craig Robinson. For almost 10 years, she has been responsible for sourcing the vocal sections on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” working closely with The Roots as their vocal contractor. Through her company Choirgirl Music, she also regularly hires vocal sections/choirs for shows including “SNL”, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The David Letterman Show” among others. In 2012 she was featured in the Oscar-winning film “20 Feet From Stardom” along with Lisa Fisher and Judith Hill and holds a masters degree from NYU in Music Therapy choosing to pursue the degree based on her belief that music heals above all else. Aside from her professional work, she is one half of the Silverlake-based band Public Art with her partner Jan Ozveren with whom she writes and plays guitar. Lastly and most importantly, she loves Taco Tuesdays, has two pet goldfish named Prince and Vanity and values her role as a mother most of all.

Stand-up
Gary Cannon
Gary Cannon
Stand-up
Gary Cannon’s mom knew her son had comedic talent when, at the young age of five, Gary had a very bad cold. At the time, his mom was out of kleenex and offered her son toilet paper instead. Gary quickly replied, “I need to blow my nose not wipe my ass.” After getting the @#$% beaten out of him, and a timeout, his comedy career began.
Gary began making people laugh in San Francisco but soon moved to LA. After a short time in LA things started happening. He was soon working at all the Southern California Improv clubs, was a regular host at the Hollywood Improv, consistently emceeing shows with some of the biggest names in comedy.
His amazing crowd skills, high energy and ability to jump-start an audience enabled Gary to transition his skills to a television warm-up comic. Anyone visiting LA and seeing a show tape in front of an audience has probably met Gary. He sets the tone before and during the show creating a fun atmosphere and making audiences enjoy their time especially when many shows can often take hours to tape.
