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The Main Room: 14 National Headlining Comics
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Saturday Nov 7, 2009 9:00 PM
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21+ Show -
Our signature show. This is only the best of the best that the Comedy Store has to offer 14 of the best, most polished and nationally recognized comics, headlining on one stage in the historic Main Room. Previously home to Ciro's club, our stage has been graced by Sammy Davis, Frank Sinatra, Desi and Lucy, Martin and Lewis and many more. As the Comedy Store it has been home to everyone from Jackie Mason to Dave Chappele and all in between.
The Main Room: 14 Comics | 9:00 PM
 Our signature show. This is only the best of the best that the Comedy Store has to offer 14 of the best, most polished and nationally recognized comics, headlining on one stage in the historic Main Room. Previously home to Ciro's club, our stage has been graced by Sammy Davis, Frank Sinatra, Desi and Lucy, Martin and Lewis and many more. As the Comedy Store it has been home to everyone from Jackie Mason to Dave Chappele and many more. |
Shawn Pelofsky | 9:00 PM
 Born and raised as one out of ten Jews in Oklahoma, Shawn has been entertaining audiences all over the world. This high energy female performs regularly at the world famous Comedy Store located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles and has traveled to places such as Bosnia and Afghanistan to entertain our troops. She has opened for great talents such as Richard Lewis, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho and has been featured in The Montreal “Just For Laughs” Festival. Currently, you can catch her surrounded by her big gay following on the Atlantis Cruises and on tour with her gay man’s best friend comedy hit “HAGFEST”. You can also, catch her in the popular shows “Pretty Funny Women” and “Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad”. Her T.V credits include; Chelsea Lately on E! NBC: Comedy Colosseum; TBS: Minding The Store, Last Comic Standing and Playboy TV..
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Argus Hamilton | 9:15 PM
 Who is Argus Hamilton, and why is everybody quoting him?
Meet the funniest topical comedian in America, the man Robin Williams once called "the Will Rogers of the Baby Boom." Argus Hamilton's daily column of jokes on the news, now carried in over 100 newspapers across the United States, is also read and heard by millions on the Internet and on radio stations across the country.
Argus James Hamilton III is the son, grandson and great-grandson of Methodist ministers in the South. A proud graduate of the University of Oklahoma and now based in Los Angeles, Argus brings an unusual perspective to the news from Washington and around the country. "I'm an English Monarchist and a Southern secessionist," Argus says. "Let's see Rush Limbaugh get to the right of that."
Argus Hamilton performs at corporate, political and charity events around the country. When he's in Los Angeles, he can be seen working out the latest material nightly at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Argus is regularly quoted by daily newspapers including The San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times, by weekly business papers including the Orange County Business Journal, by Time magazine and by radio personalities including Paul Harvey.
Argus was honored by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry as the official comedian of the Oklahoma Centennial and appeared with the governor in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade.
You can read Argus Hamilton's outrageously funny humor column on the Internet six days a week -- yes, six days a week ("Unbelievable," says Yahoo.com)
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Kirk Fox | 9:30 PM
 KIRK FOX won the jury prize for best standup at the 2007 HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, has a “Comedy Central Presents” and was the last comic on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno.
His recent credits include TENNIS ANYONE?, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, STILL WAITING, RENO 911, HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A WOMAN, POST GRAD, and the CBS original web series HECKLE U.
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Ahmed Ahmed | 9:45 PM
 Ahmed Ahmed - Born in Helwan, Egypt June 27th, 1970. Parents immigrated to the US when he was one month old and grew up in Riverside, CA. Moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand up comedian. Attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts for one year and studied with various acting coaches such as Cliff Osmond, Ivana Chubbuck and Sandy Marshall.
Seen in such films and television shows as Iron Man, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Swingers, Tracey Takes On, Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central and MTV's PUNK'D. Also appeared on CNN, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and NPR. Was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December of 2001 and featured in Newsweek Magazine. Will be seen in the upcoming ONION MOVIE for FOX Searchlight. Currently can be seen on the Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD bonus track performing stand up comedy.
A paid regular performer at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood and tours all across America and Europe. Winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Scotland summer of 2004.
Wrote an original screenplay titled "The Pilgrimage" based on his Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca). He also co-wrote the script "Google Me" with comedian Erik Griffin.
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Al Madrigal | 10:00 PM
 Jury Award Winner for Best Stand-Up Comedian at the 2004 HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, Al Madrigal is a comic to watch. Called "Dynamic" by The New York Times, Al has turned a flair for storytelling into a standing as one of the Nation’s fasting rising stand-up comedians. His unique spontaneous and fast paced lyrical style has already landed him several starring roles in network television shows and earned him numerous appearances on Comedy Central including his own Comedy Central Presents Special, an animated bit on the show Shorties Watching Shorties, Reel Comedy, and Cheech Marin and Friends Live from The South Beach Comedy Festival.
Al has also appeared as a regular sketch performer on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Other standup credits include; Jimmy Kimmel Live, Chelsea Lately, Latino Laugh Festival the Show on SiTv, and Comedy Minutos on HBO Latino. Recently, Al starred as "Jesus" alongside Jeffrey Tambor and Raquel Welch in the CBS show "Welcome to The Captain" and he is currently slated to star in upcoming CBS comedy "Project Gary" with Jay Mohr.
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Freddy Lockhart | 10:15 PM
 Comedian Freddy Lockhart was born July 18th, 1979 at Lachland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas to Fred and Nancy Lockhart jr. and Sister Ginger. He then moved around as most Air-Force brats often do. In 1986 Freddy and his family planted roots in Tempe, Arizona. He sharpened his comedic skills by making family and friends laugh. Shortly after graduating from Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, he moved to Hollywood to become a comedian and actor. Upon moving to L.A, he landed a job at the World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood answering phones and doing open mic’s on Sunday’s. After seeing him perform owner Mitzi Shore made him a paid regular and so his comedy career began... Lockhart has since appeared in numerous television and film projects such as Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call With Carson Daly,Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, E!, HBO, NBC,VH1 and The Reelz Network. He can be seen nightly at the World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood and he is the newest cast member on Frank Caliendo's sketch comedy show "Frank TV" on the TBS network this fall.
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Steve Rannazzisi | 10:30 PM
 "Nobody wants to hang around a smart-ass, Stephen."
That's what a Catholic schoolteacher told Stephen Rannazzisi growing up in Long Island New York. Stephen went on to prove her wrong by "hanging out" or "pissing off" many different celebrities on this season of PUNK'D.
Stephen grew up on Long Island, New York and graduated from a SUNY college with a degree in Theater. After graduation, he left Long Island to pursue the only career he was suited for--entertaining. Upon his arrival in the big city, Stephen got a job as a doorman at the world-famous Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard. It was there that he honed his skills amongst some of the most prolific comics in the business, such as Eddie Griffin, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Dice Clay. And after winning over some of the toughest crowds in show business, Stephen would check id's at the door, answer phones in the office, and clean up vomit in the men's room. He also honed his craft of character acting at The Groundlings School and theater. All the hard work has started to pay off as the Hollywood industry has begun to take notice. Stephen was signed by top-level management and soon received his big break appearing as a cast member on MTV's PUNK'D.
"Great job!" said Ashton. "You really nailed it!!"
And, with the respect of his peers and an undying commitment to his craft, the future looks very bright for this talented young performer. |
Aron Kader | 10:45 PM
 Aron would like to thank his Palestinian father and Mormon mother for giving him so many reasons to be a comedian. Raised in the Washington D.C. area Aron (or Haroun) moved away to Hollywood at nineteen years old to pursue comedy and acting.
After quickly rising up the ranks in the stand-up circuits he became known as an up and comer. Aron spent a year in the legendary sketch theatre "The Groundlings" Sunday company, and now performs regularly in Hollywood at his home club, "The Comedy Store."
He has been seen on Comedy Central’s "Premium Blend," the Television cop drama, "The Shield," and has been featured in the The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek magazine, and many other national publications.
He filmed a TV pilot for NBC called "Beverly Hills SUV," was a stand out at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and received stellar reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Aron is a founding member of "The Axis Of Evil Comedy Tour," the world renound stand up comedy trio that toured world wide from 2003-2007. When they appeared on American national television in 2006 on Comedy Central, it was the first time that middle-eastern comedians appeared together with that theme, starting a movement in the community to fight stereotypes using humor.
In 2008 Aron Kader became the first person to teach a comedy class in the Middle East. He trained college students in Amman Jordan in conjunction with the first ever comedy festival in the region, "The Amman Comedy Festival." The festival was produced by the city of Amman along with co-producer Dean Obeidallah.
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Chris D'Elia | 11:00 PM
 Chris was 16 the first time he performed stand-up comedy. He would act up in church, so the pastor told him he could do some time on stage afterwards if he behaved himself. Well he didn't behave, but was still allowed to get on stage in front of everyone.
Although his church performance was a success, it would be years later that D'Elia actually started a career in stand-up comedy. East coast born, West coast raised, Chris found himself in Los Angeles, on stage anywhere he could get up-- from local coffee shops to various hole-in-the-wall dive bars. Performing every night of the week, he quickly became a regular at all the clubs in Hollywood. Chris's silly, physical humor is what sets him apart from other comedians. Chris explains, "I never really feel like just standing there and telling jokes. I wanna move around. In fact, it's hard for me to write a joke where I don't end up on the ground for some reason. Hey... at least that way I know no comics will steal my shit. Too many bruises."
His comedy has an emphasis on characters, maybe because of his background in acting. Chris has guest starred on such shows as "Monk" and "Boston Legal", among others.
In 2008 Chris toured the United States with fellow comedian JoKoy. In 2009 you can catch Chris's act on Showtime's new upcoming series "Live Nude Comedy".
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Rick Ingraham | 11:15 PM
 Started stand-up comedy at Stanford and Sons Comedy Club in Kansas City (little Hollywood). After two years in the fast-paced, highly competetive Kansas City comedy scene, I moved to L.A. and started doing comedy full time. I’ve been a regular at the Hollywood Comedy Store since 2003, performing 5 nights a week. I also perform at the "Comedy and Magic Club" in Hermosa beach occasionally, and I’ve performed at both "Laugh Factories" (L.A. & N.Y.), a number of "Improv" Comedy Clubs (L.A., Miami, Ontario, Irvine, Brea, San Jose, Tampa Bay), the Comedy Store in La Jolla (San Diego), Mandalay Bay Casino (Las Vegas), and tons of other comedy clubs around the country (Looney Bins, Jokers, Comedy House, Wiley’s). I have opened on the road touring with national headliners Andrew "Dice" Clay and Pauly Shore. I’ve seen some great places with "Dice" like Miami, New York, and Vegas... livin’ the dream... And I’ve seen the worst parts of America with Pauly, like Dayton, Wichita, and Brownsville... livin the Weasel nightmare... The unbelievable stories can be read in my soon to be written Autobiography "On My Way Up, On Their Way Down: Rising From the Ashes of Hollywood Burnouts".
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Barry Diamond | 11:30 PM
 Barry Diamond is somewhat of an enigma. He's been a professional stand-up comedian for almost 300 years and has appeared in many popular television shows, movies and traveling carnivals.
Diamond's credits are impressive. He has appeared in "Friends", "Seinfield", "Politically Incorrect", "Curb Your Enthusiasm” and every movie with the word “party” in it.
Diamond is an absolute hit on stage; he's a cut above the rest, with a high-calibre repertoire, which sees him undergo numerous personality changes with great effect. He also has a powerful singing voice and opens and closes his performance with two superb numbers. Then he dances. He dances the dance that dazzled the whirling dervishes of Persia in the 18th century. He dances himself and the audience into a frenzy until he is shot in the neck with a tranquilizer dart.
His act is difficult to describe, he doesn't tell one-liners, instead he prefers to weave different stories into his act. He introduces his various characters early in the show; they then appear throughout the act, often in the same sentence. The characters aren't impersonations of famous people, instead they're impersonations of everyday people, complete with hand gesturing and facial expressions. It's very unique, very wild and very funny. Then…the show starts.
It begins quite innocently with a song, then some funny stuff followed by a gunshot and a fire. In spite of the insurance risks audience are still mesmerized by the talent and versatility this performer displays when he is confident of being paid at the shows conclusion.
Mr. Diamond is no doubt a unique performer. There is never any gratuitous profanity or graphic sexual content. Everything is clever and mostly spontaneous and refreshingly natural and unforced along with several brief episodes of total nudity.
Mr. Diamond is an American first, a comedian second and a Jew third. He has traveled around the world doing shows to support our American soldiers and not make them think they have been sent to fight a senseless and needless war ordered by a handfull of sociopaths.
As a comedian he has had the privilege of traveling around the world making people laugh on stage, offstage in hospitals, bars, comedy clubs, torture chambers (Guantanamo Bay Improv) Private parties and secret government events.
Finally and not necessarily least importantly, as a Jew Mr. Diamond has supported and even gone so far as to contribute his time and energy to further any causes consistent with the survival of the state of Israel and the peaceful resolution of all Israeli and Arab grievances. On a few occasions, after an appropriate amount of money had been exchanged Mr. Diamond has also performed comedy shows in support of Hamas and Al Qaida and Al Jazeera and also Al Franken.
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Sam Tripoli | 11:45 PM
 Practitioner of the Deadly Art of Comedy.
Sam Tripoli views comedy as a calling rather a profession. It's a passion that he's been preaching to audiences at comedy clubs across the country and on television, including Comedy Central's Premium Blend, (receiving only one of two standing ovations in the history of the show), a frolicsome turn as a male escort for E! Entertainment's Party @ the Palms, The Late Late Show on CBS, Comic Unleashed and as a co-host of Spike TV's Wide World of Spike, a comedy-action cult classic. On stage he's a force of nature, pacing the stage like a cyclone of funny as he questions authority and the conventions of our society one moment, then earnestly expresses his affinity for the bizarre the next. His comedy has no limits , its whatever he's thinking about, and that's usually what everyone else is thinking about, even though sometimes we don't like to admit to it.
I like to think of myself as the little voice in everyone's head, except I have a microphone and I'm funnier,Sam says.
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Brian Holtzman | 12:00 AM (Sun Nov. 08)
Holtzman tells it like it is and if someone from the audience is brave enough to disagree, they're greeted with an outpouring of unbridled rage.I berate hecklers without mercy, Holtzman confesses. It has become a central part of his act, along with his unique perspective on the nonsense of everyday life. His growing following of fans have labeled him as absolutely brilliant and a true original.
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