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The 88 Show with Avery Pearson ft. Sarah Silverman, Craig Robinson, Jon Rudnitsky, Stevvi Alexander, Niccole Thurman, Sandy Danto, The Grey Streaks, Ali Macofsky, Adam Ray!
Wed, 15 Nov, 7:30 PM PST
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Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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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
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
Comedy
Sarah Silverman is a two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She currently hosts her weekly podcast, the critically acclaimed The Sarah Silverman Podcast, available on iTunes and wherever podcasts are available. She can next be seen as the host of TBS’ Stupid Pet Tricks, an expansion of the famous David Letterman late night segment. She recently wrapped production on Netflix’s Maestro, a biopic on the life of composer Leonard Bernstein. She will star opposite Bradley Cooper as Bernstein’s sister Shirley. Other upcoming projects include the indie psychological thriller Viral, starring alongside Blair Underwood. This past Spring, Silverman’s off-Boadway musical adaptation of her 2010 memoir "The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee" had a sold-out run with the Atlantic Theatre Company. Silverman previously hosted the Emmy and Writers Guild-nominated Hulu series I Love You, America. She continues to lend her voice to several animated series, including Bob’s Burgers.
On stage, Silverman continues to cement her status as a force in stand-up comedy. In May 2017, she released her latest standup special, A Speck of Dust, on Netflix, culminating in two Emmy Award nominations and a Grammy Award nomination. In 2013, she debuted her hour-long HBO standup special Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, which earned her the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.” The special received an additional Primetime Emmy Awards nomination that year for “Outstanding Variety Special” in addition to a Writers Guild Awards nomination. In September 2014, Silverman released the special as an audio album through Sub Pop Records, which went on to receive a 2015 Grammy Awards nomination for “Best Comedy Album.” Previously, Silverman made an impressive splash with her concert-meets-comedy film Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic, which garnered significant attention at TIFF.
In the film world, Silverman was most recently seen opposite Emma Stone and Steve Carell in the critically-acclaimed film Battle of the Sexes, which was based on the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. She also starred in I Smile Back, the film adaptation of the Amy Koppelman novel. The drama premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was later released by Broad Green Pictures in theaters. Silverman received much praise for her role as “Laney Brooks,” culminating in a 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.” Her additional film credits include Marry Me, The Book of Henry, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Ashby, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Take This Waltz, Gravy, Peep World, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, The School of Rock, There’s Something About Mary, The Way of The Gun. Silverman also lent her voice as “Vanellope” in the Oscar-nominated smash hit Wreck It Ralph and Golden Globe-nominated Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Silverman was nominated for a 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” for portraying a fictionalized version of herself in her Comedy Central series, The Sarah Silverman Program. This marked Comedy Central’s first-ever Emmy nomination in a scripted acting category. Silverman also received a Writers Guild Award nomination for her work on the show. In 2008, Silverman won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics” for her musical collaboration with Matt Damon. Additionally, she was honored with a Webby Award for “Best Actress” for her online video “The Great Schlep,” in which she persuaded young kids to encourage their grandparents in Florida to vote for President Obama before the 2008 Presidential Election.
Silverman has made memorable guest appearances on several acclaimed and notable television shows, including Monk, which earned her a 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.” Her additional television work includes buzzed-about roles on HBO’s Crashing, Masters of Sex, The Good Wife, The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and Mr. Show with Bob and David. Silverman has hosted several major awards shows, including the 2007 MTV Movie Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards.
Silverman grew up in New Hampshire and attended New York University for one year. In 1993 she joined Saturday Night Live as a writer and feature performer and has not stopped working since.
She currently lives in Los Angeles

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.

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
Jon Rudnitsky
Jon Rudnitsky
Stand-up
Jon Rudnitsky is an actor, writer, and comedian who can be seen opposite George Clooney in the Hulu Series CATCH-22 and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIAM opposite Larry David. Rudnitsky also starred in Universal Pictures' ALL MY LIFE also performed in the Tyler Perry movie NOBODY’S FOOL, alongside Tiffany Haddish and Whoopi Goldberg.
In 2017, Rudnitsky starred in the Nancy Meyers produced feature HOME AGAIN, opposite Reese Witherspoon. He is also featured in a supporting role in Edward Burns’ SUMMERTIME, and Netflix’s comedy SET IT UP opposite Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch. Rudnitsky was added as the only new cast member of the 41st season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Other TV credits include NBC’s CHAMPIONS, Disney's BIG HERO 6 series, Amazon’s RED OAKS, and Comedy Central’s THE COMEDY JAM, where he performed “Footloose” alongside Kenny Loggins.
As a stand up comedian, Rudnitsky tours all over the country, was selected for the prestigious New Faces showcase at Montreal’s Just For Laughs in 2015, and made his late night debut on CONAN in 2019.

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
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.

Comedy
Adam Ray
Adam Ray
Comedy
ADAM RAY is a seasoned comedian and actor hailing from Seattle, renowned for his versatile performances across television, film and digital platforms. His recent Netflix special DR. PHIL UNLEASHED debuted on Netflix’s Top 10. His appearance as Joe Biden on Kill Tony amassed over 30 million views and remains one of the most popular in the show's history. The variety of characters he’s brought to the show has earned him a place in the Kill Tony Hall of Fame. Adam has taken his show, Dr. Phil LIVE!, on a sold-out international theater tour, offering fans a mix of stand-up, crowd interactions, celebrity guests and surprise characters. His recent comedy special, LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE (Hulu), received millions of views and further solidified his status as a must-watch performer.
In television Ray received praise for his portrayal of ‘Jay Leno’ in PAM & TOMMY (Hulu), also starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan. He also starred as 'Vince McMahon' on the second season of YOUNG ROCK for NBC, the story of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s life. He recurred as ‘Ron Ziegler’ in GASLIT (Starz), also starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.
Ray has guest starred on a number of television shows including HACKS (HBO Max), WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES (HULU), 911: LONE STAR (FOX), CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO), ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Netflix), SILICON VALLEY (HBO), BALLERS (HBO), 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS), and WORKAHOLICS (Comedy Central), as well as the second season of AMERICAN VANDAL (Netflix).
Adam Ray has appeared in feature films such as BARBIE and as the lead in the indie comedy film THE BELLMEN, and can be seen in many of Paul Feig’s films, including the buddy cop comedy THE HEAT, the hit feature SPY, and the reboot of GHOSTBUSTERS, in which played a supporting role and voiced the iconic character of ‘Slimer’. And most recently in Feig’s movie JACKPOT.
Ray was a regular on LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE (Comedy Central) as well as RETURN OF THE MAC (Pop TV) opposite Joey McIntyre. He was a cast member in the reboot of the sketch comedy show MADtv (CW).
You can hear Adam’s voices in Hulu’s KING OF THE HILL, Dreamwork’s TROLLS, Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY and SUPER MANSION, SHE-RA (Netflix), DOUG UNPLUGS (AppleTV), AMERICAN DAD (TBS), ARCHIBALDS’S NEXT BIG THING (Netflix), WHEN NATURE CALLS (ABC), AMERICAN DAD (Fox) and CROSSING SWORDS (Hulu) as ‘Ruben,’ opposite Nicholas Hoult, Adam Pally and Tony Hale.
Ray also hosts the popular ABOUT LAST NIGHT podcast, which has welcomed guests such as Sandra Bullock, Bill Burr, Tiffany Haddish, Jason Derulo, Nikki Glaser, Lisa Kudrow, Tom Segura, Neil Patrick Harris, Sebastian Maniscalco, Melissa McCarthy, Dana Carvey, and Joel McHale. Ray has been a guest on hit podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience, Two Bears, Bad Friends, WTF, We Might Be Drunk, Your Moms House, Are You Garbage, Adam Carolla, Absolutely Not with Heather McMahon and is the record holder for most appearances on Take Your Shoes Off with Rick Glassman.
His hilarious sketches, character shows, and standup comedy clips have garnered over 100 million views on YouTube and can all be viewed at adamraycomedy.com.
