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The 88 Show with Avery Pearson ft. Jim Jefferies, Jerry Trainor, Arden Myrin, Ali Macofsky, Sandy Danto, Luke Null, Niccole Thurman, Anita Vasan, The Grey Streaks & more!
Wed, 31 Jan, 7:30 PM PST
Doors open
7:00 PM PST
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Age Limit
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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
Jim Jefferies
Jim Jefferies
Comedy
Jim Jefferies hailing from Australia headlines around the globe this year with his most recent tour self-titled simply JIM JEFFERIES. In keeping with his reputation for being brutally honest Jim cleverly subverts our expectation as he takes on topics such as fatherhood love and education as well as his favourites: religion porn and politics.
On the heels of his third one hour wildly successful comedy special FULLY FUNCTIONAL (EPIX Fall 2012) he is currently starring in his own sitcom LEGIT with each episode centered around stories from his stand up. He stars in writes and produces the show which premieres on FX January 17 2013.
One of the most sought after comedians Jim returned this past summer to sold-out performances at Montreal’s Just For Laughs and Edinburgh’s Fringe Comedy Festival. Previously Jim was seen in his Showtime one-hour comedy special ALCOHOLOCAUST and his debut JIM JEFFERIES: I SWEAR TO GOD on HBO. Jim’s bold and painfully honest commentary captivated all who tuned in. Jim has also been seen on HBO’s “Down and Dirty with Jim Norton” and he hosted “Live at Gotham” for Comedy Central.

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.

Stand-up
Niccole Thurman
Niccole Thurman
Stand-up
Niccole Thurman is a Los Angeles-based Actress and WGA award-winning writer. You can see her as a cartoon on Jellystone (MAX) as well as work on the Fox show Krapopolis, Tooning out the News on Comedy Central, King Tweety, Scooby Doo and Krypto etc. Her acting work also includes roles on Grace and Frankie (Netflix), Kenan (NBC), Indebted (NBC), Desperados (Netflix). A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO), Shrill (Hulu), Superstore (NBC) and as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper. As a writer her work includes The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted By Jimmy Kimmel, Sherman’s Showcase (AMC), Baking It (Peacock), Haute Dog (HBO Max), Phoebe Robinson’s show Everything is Trash (Freeform) the ESPYs and Robert Smigel’s Let’s Be Real (Fox). Niccole is represented by 3Arts Entertainment and Buchwald.

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.

Comedy
Luke Null
Luke Null
Comedy
Luke Null began performing comedy during his time at Ohio University in Athens, OH. After college, he moved to Chicago and cut his teeth at venues all over the city. He was a regular at the iO Theater, The Annoyance and The Shithole. After a year in New York as a cast member on SNL, Luke moved to LA and now performs standup comedy across the country. He released a live standup album entitled "Guitar Comic" in 2019 through 800 Pound Gorilla Records.

Comedy
Arden Myrin
Arden Myrin
Comedy
Actress and comedian Arden Myrin became a new cast member on Showtime’s Shameless Season 7, and recently appeared in the world premiere of Steve Martin’s new play Meteor Shower. As a comedian Arden tours across the country and co-hosts a comedy show in Los Angeles called The Tinkle Twins at Meltdown Comics with Dana Gould. Arden appeared on Chelsea Lately over 100 times, and was a regular panelist on @Midnight. She was a cast member of MadTV for the final four seasons, and is the host of the Nerdist podcast Will You Accept This Rose? about The Bachelor/The Bachelorette franchise. Her television credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Insatiable, Orange is The New Black, Hung, Key and Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, W/ Bob and David, Fresh Off the Boat, Reno 911, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, and Gilmore Girls among others. She has appeared in many films including the Sundance films Bachelorette, Wrong Cops, and Wrong.
